De facto independent state in Eurasia
The location of Abkhazia
An enlargeable map of Abkhazia
An enlargeable map of Georgia
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Abkhazia :
Abkhazia is a de facto independent state [ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] located in Eurasia whose de jure sovereignty is only recognized by Russia , Nicaragua , Venezuela , Nauru and the disputed states of South Ossetia and Transnistria . The rest of the world's states consider Abkhazia to be de jure part of Georgia .[ 7]
Abkhazia is located in the western Caucasus , on the eastern coast of the Black Sea . On the north, it borders the Russian Federation , on the east Georgia's Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region.
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^ GuardianUnlimited. Georgia up in arms over Olympic cash
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^ "Georgia" . The World Factbook . United States Central Intelligence Agency . July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009 .